History of the Wars of the French Revolution Vol II. by Edward Baines
$250.00 NZD
Category: World Military History
Takeover by Timothy W. Ryback
$39.99 NZD
Category: World History
From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler's Private Library, a dramatic recounting of the six critical months before Adolf Hitler assumed power, when the Nazi leader teetered between triumph and ruin.In the summer of 1932, the Weimar Republic was on the verge of collapse. One in three Germans ...Show more
The Monks of War by Desmond Seward
$22.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. Second printing 2001. The 12th century saw the foundation of the great crusading military orders: the Templars, Knights of Malta and the Teutonic Knights, some of which still survive today. This is a fascinating history of their attempt to fight their way into heaven. The three great orders ...Show more
Australians: Origins to Eureka: Volume 1 by Thomas Keneally
$30.00 NZD
Category: Australia | Series: Australians
Secondhand. The first volume of a unique 3-volume history of Australia where people are always centre stage, from bestselling author Thomas Keneally who brings to life the vast range of characters who have formed our national story. Volume 1 will tell the story of Australia's Aboriginal inhabitants and ...Show more
The History Today Companion to British History by Juliet Gardiner (Editor); Neil Wenborn (Editor)
$25.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Six British historians contribute to a comprehensive dictionary which not only is a reference work for events, people and places from 43 AD, but also acknowledges that history is as much about the writing of what happened as what actually did happen. It also includes information on historic ...Show more
Pleasure Islands of the South Pacific by Colin Simpson
$18.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A vivid reading and expert guidance about the beautiful islands of the South Pacific: Fiji, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Cooks, French Polynesia and Easter Island.
Australia in New Guinea by L. P. Mair
$32.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Second edition in 1970. First published in 1948, this book soon became the standard work on Australian administration in New Guinea. This entirely revised edition covers the period from the annexation of Papua up to the present situation in the now- combined Territories of Papua and New Gui ...Show more
"The Vailala Madness", and other Essays by Francis Edgar Williams, Erik Schwimmer(ed.)
$37.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Francis Edgar Williams died in an aeroplane crash in the Owen Stanley Range in 1943 at the age of fifty. He had been a Rhodes Scholar (1915) and obtained a Diploma in Anthropology with distinction at Oxford (1922). Also in 1922 he became Assistant Anthropologist, Papua, and in 1928 Governme ...Show more
Readings in New Guinea History by Brian Jinks, Peter Biskup, Hank Nelson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. A source book of readings for students in history and social science, with separate chapters devoted to the parallel developments in Papua and the Territory of New Guinea.
The Forgotten People of the Pacific by Philippe Diole, J. F. Bernard (translator)
$25.00 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. The author's account of his travels throughout the Pacific Islands and description of the people and their customs. Illustrated with maps, colour and black and white illustrations.
Colourful Papua New Guinea by James Sinclair
$21.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. Papua New Guinea is a colorful land. Ever-changing tropical skies, rich vegetation, a host of wonderful plant and animal life and a delightfully friendly people will provide the visitor with variety and abundance available rarely in the modern world. This book is a wonderful introduction wi ...Show more
Papua New Guinea Atlas: A Nation in Transition by David King, Stephen Ranck(eds.)
$17.50 NZD
Category: Pacific Islands | Reading Level: very good
Secondhand. General study and thematic atlas of Papua New Guinea - history, influence of colonialism, population dynamics, education, health, language, land tenure, rural area human settlement, land utilization, agriculture (subsistence farming, cash crops), forestry, fishing, mineral resources, indust ...Show more